Happy Summer Solstice!
Today, June 21, 2026 at 5:02 am the sun rose.
Sunset will take place at 8:33 pm giving us
15 hours 31 minutes and 9 seconds of daylight.
On December 21, 2026, the shortest day of the year will only provide us with
8 hours 51 minutes and 27 seconds of daylight.
Sun and Flowers from October 2024. Garden 2 was once the spot for the bouquet flower garden. Green House 11 has taken over this spot.
Greens over at the Oxbow late summer 2025
As you are fully aware, the growing season here is relatively short. By the summer solstice we aim to have most of our crops established in gardens and greenhouses as in late June these established crops go through a rapid growth phase.
Plants can detect the slight decrease in daylight hours and begin to allocate more energy into flowering, setting fruit, or in the case of garlic, and potatoes bulbing up.
With constantly changing weather, the spring can be quite stressful protecting plants and moving them into the ground, June then providesa a bit of a reprieve before the harvest comes in earnest. However with the harvest season on the horizon, the weeds also come in quick. Over the last two weeks, leading up to the summer solstice today, weeding has moved up on the priority list.
Jav and Franconia weeding Onions over at the Oxbow. When we see massive growth in our cash crops, we are also seeing massive growth in the weeds!
In reality, the solstice marks the transition from "growing the plant" to "growing the harvest." Our vegetable crops shift focus toward fruits, seeds, bulbs, tubers, and roots rather than just leaves and stems.
Addison is all about the High-One right now instead of a High-Five!
Tim provided some TLC to the Cub Cadet Tractor. Fixed the basket weeder, greased fittings, changed out all the fluids, and set it up for a successful 2026 season!
Pickup
Come anytime between 3 pm and 6 pm to choose your share on the day you chose when you signed up, so either Monday or Thursday.
Please bring your own bags or box to gather your choices.
Remember to contact us in advance if you will be unable to pick up on, so that we can store your share in our walk-in refrigerator to keep it fresh. You can email or call us to let us know. Thank you to all of those who have already arranged another time to pickup!
Here's what you will find in this weeks share:
Everyone gets to take Lettuce
Full shares receive an additional 11 choices
Small shares receive an additional 7 choices.
Gweneth Paltrow published a cookbook “IT'S ALL GOOD: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great” that has a delicious creamy parsley dressing in it. Swapping out the parsley for cilantro creates a different delicious version. With all the lettuce you have been bringing home, we encourage you to get creative….this dressing will help! You can find a link to the Creamy Parsley Dressing here.
Want some recipe ideas?
CHECK OUT THE CSA RECIPE PAGE!
Your Farmer, Sam (For Tim, Mikaela, Jeannie, Jim, Evrald, Shawn, Jav, Colin, Jaime, Wyatt, Ani, Tobi, Franconia, Riley, Ridge, and Thatcher)